Thank you for adding me to the Land Cruiser Forum

Thank you for adding me to the Land Cruiser Forum
4WheelDrive2024

Hi everyone, we live in the Pacific Northwest; Portland Oregon is home base. I work in the beverage business, and in my free time we like to spend time in the outdoors, camping, hiking, fishing, four wheeling, and exploring the West Coast.

We recently purchased a 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser 4WD in the Trail Dust color - Grayscape Roof, Black Leather Premium Package with 18" wheels. It now has just over 1,000 miles on it, the dealer did the first break in oil change, we ‘re looking forward to off road adventures, with some overland camping. I previous owned Toyota 4WD vehicles including a 1996 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4WD, and a 2000 Toyota Tacoma 4WD Double Cab Truck.

One of my other hobbies is my perpetual 13-year restoration project on my 1991 VW Vanagon Westfalia Pop Top Camper Van with a Peloquin Limited Slip differential that helps me get to more remote base camps. The new addition of the Land Cruiser will be fun to explore the trails and overlanding adventures in the future.

Future vehicles, we plan to keep the 2024 Land Cruiser long term, over maintained it, and roll the odometer over as much as possible. We are happy with the power and torque, first tank 19.5 mpg, second tank 21.5 mpg. Latest tank averaging 22.6 mpg.

Cheers

Hey there! First off, welcome to the forum! Secondly, restoring a VW has my attention. Never a Vanagon, but have owned multiple VW's over my many years, and never lost the love. Sadly, just read an article wherein VW is struggling to survive. Sure hope they do not fold.

Here is my 13 year project, a 1991 VW Vanagon Westfalia Pop Top Camper Van

Welcome! Fellow PNWer here. Congratulations on your LC! My dad had a Vanagon (not the Westfalia) when I was a kid. Coolest vehicle from my childhood. Whenever I see one I just find them so appealing.

Lies! Bandit doesn't have a vanagan....



(People without young kids might not get this lol)

Bluey said:

Welcome! Fellow PNWer here. Congratulations on your LC! My dad had a Vanagon (not the Westfalia) when I was a kid. Coolest vehicle from my childhood. Whenever I see one I just find them so appealing.

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surf fishing offroader said:

Lies! Bandit doesn't have a vanagan....



(People without young kids might not get this lol)

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Hahahaha! I get it, as I’m writing this we are watching Bluey. For those who don’t have young kids, the joke is referring to a really cool cartoon called Bluey. My toddler loves it. You’re right, Bandit (Bluey’s Dad) drives a 4x4 SUV, named BoBo. Of course when my LC finally gets here it will be named BoBo as well. My apologies for going off topic here.

Bluey said:

Hahahaha! I get it, as I’m writing this we are watching Bluey. For those who don’t have young kids, the joke is referring to a really cool cartoon called Bluey. My toddler loves it. You’re right, Bandit (Bluey’s Dad) drives a 4x4 SUV, named BoBo. Of course when my LC finally gets here it will be named BoBo as well. My apologies for going off topic here.

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My daughters 10 and still loves watching it occasionally

The writers are great lol, it's surprisingly entertaining for a kids show